A review of technology diffusion models with special reference to renewable energy technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1070-1078

  Rao, K Usha ^a   Kishore, V V N ^a  

^a TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion models; Policies; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; DIFFUSION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION FACTOR; DIFFUSION MODEL; DIFFUSION MODELING; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DIFFUSION RATE; DIFFUSION THEORY; ENERGY SECURITY; EXPERIENCE CURVES; IT PRODUCTS; LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION MODELS;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION APPLICATIONS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 74849083029     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.007     Document Type: Review

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